As fracking opponents celebrate the year anniversary of the fracking band, a business group calls on the state to reconsider the decision.

On the same day fracking opponents were celebrating the one-year anniversary of the natural gas drilling ban in New York, another group was calling on the state to reconsider the decision.

"New York has made a mistake that will continue to hold the Southern Tier and Upstate economies back for years," Unshackle Upstate representatives wrote in its 2016 agenda released on Thursday.

Meanwhile, opponents who had lobbied long and hard to prevent the drilling process of hydraulic fracturing because of environmental concerns were hailing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration for making the bold and unprecedented decision to ban the controversial process within the state.

"Governor Cuomo wisely listened to the science and banned fracking," said Julia Walsh of Frack Action. "New Yorkers can mark a year without the anxiety and threat of fracking."

Wednesday's comments by opposing sides reflect the wide division among residents in the Southern Tier, where a bulk of the natural gas drilling would occur, and across the state where debate raged from Brooklyn to Buffalo.

Unshackle Upstate describes itself as an organization representing 80 businesses and trade organizations trying to make New York a more hospitable place to do business. It is based in in Rochester.

Business interests and environmentalists have been at odds on fracking in New York, with supporters touting the potential economic benefits of natural gas drilling, especially in the economically depressed Tier. Opponents raise the possibility of potential groundwater contamination from the fracking process, cite alleged health hazards while promoting development of renewable energy sources.

New York and Maryland are the only states to have banned fracking. Thirty have allowed the process, which has been regulated and is producing significant amounts of the fuel throughout the nation. In early 2015, Maryland approved a two and half year moratorium on fracking.

"The high productive drilling process known as 'fracking' has led to a 'shale gas revolution' across the national economy, producing jobs and affordable natural gas," Unshackle Upstate notes. "Many states have developed comprehensive rules and regulations that are sensitive to both environmental and economic concerns."

As a part of the 2016 agenda, the organization encourages the state to revisit the fracking ban and "remain open-minded on developing new technologies like gelled propane extraction."

Even new technologies raise the ire of those opposed to natural gas drilling. They say the process is untested and still poses a threat to residents who live in the vicinity of drilling pads.

“The ban on fracking sets New York apart in the country for leading on public health and the environment," said Ramsay Adams, executive director of Catskill Mountainkeeper. "It gives people everywhere hope that we can build the clean, renewable energy-powered future that is so critical."

Hydraulic fracturing involves the process of injecting millions of gallons of water and a small amount of chemicals at least a mile into the shale to release natural gas that has been trapped within the geology for centuries. The process has allowed the United States to produce prodigious amounts of natural gas, becoming energy independent and pushing down the price to modern-day lows.

Gov. Cuomo's administration banned the fracking process last year after more than a five-year-long study on the environmental and health impacts of the process. The ban followed a seven-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in New York, a period in which the state Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health reviewed the potential impacts from the process.